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Primary Traits
22.4 g
0 m - 2,770 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
English name
Cliff Swallow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Petrochelidon
Species
pyrrhonota
Data source
BOV, BSA, BCR, SAM, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
22 g
Maximum female mass
27 g
Minimum male mass
17 g
Maximum male mass
24 g
Minimum unsexed mass
18 g
Maximum unsexed mass
27 g
Average mass
22.4 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,770 m
Maximum elevation
3,800 m
Elevation range
2,770 m
Typical elevation
1,385 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Sphere
Nest substrate
Building, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
10 d
Maximum incubation period
19 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
26 d
Nest parasitism
Nest Parasite, Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
23 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic